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MATHEMATICS 9709/03
Paper 3 Pure Mathematics 3 (P3) For Examination from 2017
SPECIMEN PAPER 1 hour 45 minutes
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1 Solve the inequality 2x − 5 > 32x + 1. [4]

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2 Using the substitution u = 3x , solve the equation 3x + 32x = 33x giving your answer correct to 3 significant
figures. [5]

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3 The angles 1 and & lie between 0Å and 180Å, and are such that
tan 1 − &
= 3 and tan 1 + tan & = 1.
Find the possible values of 1 and &. [6]

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4 The equation x3 − x2 − 6 = 0 has one real root, denoted by !.

(i) Find by calculation the pair of consecutive integers between which ! lies. [2]

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(ii) Show that, if a sequence of values given by the iterative formula

_P Q
6
xn+1 = xn +
xn
converges, then it converges to !. [2]

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(iii) Use this iterative formula to determine ! correct to 3 decimal places. Give the result of each
iteration to 5 decimal places. [3]

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5 The equation of a curve is y = e−2x tan x, for 0 ≤ x < 12 0.

dy
(i) Obtain an expression for and show that it can be written in the form e−2x a + b tan x
2 , where
dx
a and b are constants. [5]

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(ii) Explain why the gradient of the curve is never negative. [1]

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(iii) Find the value of x for which the gradient is least. [1]

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6 The polynomial 8x3 + ax2 + bx − 1, where a and b are constants, is denoted by p x
. It is given that
x + 1
is a factor of p x
and that when p x
is divided by 2x + 1
the remainder is 1.

(i) Find the values of a and b. [5]

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(ii) When a and b have these values, factorise p x
completely. [3]

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7 The points A, B and C have position vectors, relative to the origin O, given by
` a ` a ` a
−−→ 1 −−→ 3 −−→ 1
OA = 2 , OB = 0 and OC = 1 .
0 1 4
The plane m is perpendicular to AB and contains the point C.

(i) Find a vector equation for the line passing through A and B. [2]

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(ii) Obtain the equation of the plane m, giving your answer in the form ax + by + cz = d . [2]

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(iii) The line through A and B intersects the plane m at the point N . Find the position vector of N and

show that CN = 13
. [5]

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8 The variables x and 1 satisfy the differential equation

dx
= x + 2
sin2 21,
d1
and it is given that x = 0 when 1 = 0. Solve the differential equation and calculate the value of x when
1 = 14 0, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures. [9]

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9 The complex number 3 − i is denoted by u. Its complex conjugate is denoted by u*.

(i) On an Argand diagram with origin O, show the points A, B and C representing the complex
numbers u, u* and u* − u respectively. What type of quadrilateral is OABC? [4]

u*
(ii) Showing your working and without using a calculator, express in the form x + iy, where x
u
and y are real. [3]

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u*
(iii) By considering the argument of , prove that
u
   
tan−1 34 = 2 tan−1 13 . [3]

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y

R
x
O 1 p

x2
The diagram shows the curve y = for x ≥ 0, and its maximum point M . The shaded region R
1 + x3
is enclosed by the curve, the x-axis and the lines x = 1 and x = p.

(i) Find the exact value of the x-coordinate of M . [4]

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(ii) Calculate the value of p for which the area of R is equal to 1. Give your answer correct to
3 significant figures. [6]

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